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kevinctofel

@kevinctofel@hachyderm.io

Level 54 Halfling Ranger. Lawful Neutral. Side quest addict.

Ex-#Google, ZDNet & GigaOM, currently working at #Wawa.

#Software #Developer in training.

Massive fan of #LiverpoolFC and all things #Beatles: Tattooed with both logos. Fighting off clinical #depression one day at a time since 2011.

Also into #SciFi, #LoTR, #Motorcycles, #Linux, #VideoGames and #Minimalism. No tattoos of those (yet). #Buddhist and #Stoic tendencies.

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kevinctofel, to ai
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I had been meaning to look at using #Ollama for local #AI & today I caught this excellent video how-to. Still not sold on the current hype of AI but it would be foolish to overlook its place in our future.

Honestly, this little project was the most fun I’ve had in a while: installing/using different AI models, using AI in the #terminal, then in a #browser, even creating a persona for the prompts. And it’s all running locally (no internet needed!), so it’s #private. 🤓

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Wjrdr0NU4Sk&si=x5I0kG2iwZGefc7d

dalelane, to random
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Happy Birthday to me! 🥳

https://www.webtoons.com/en/comedy/safely-endangered/ep-459-upgrade/viewer?title_no=352&episode_no=459

kevinctofel,
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@dalelane Happy birthday!

kevinctofel, to motorcycles
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ride for lunch, 30 miles from home. Gorgeous weather!

kevinctofel,
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@wesley83 Appreciate the thought but I’m easy to find even without that info. 🤣

kevinctofel, to motorcycles
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Fellow #MotoGuzzi #motorcycle owners will probably disown me (🤣) but I downsized and traded in my 2015 Guzzi. Opted for a smaller, lighter ride and huge boost in MPG with a 2024 #Triumph Speed 400.

Was considering a #RoyalEnfield Hunter 350 but for the extra $1,000, I think you get a lot more in the Speed 400. I will miss the unique, analog character of the Guzzi for sure, however.

kevinctofel,
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@Fury I have ridden a Hunter 350 and it’s a fantastic little bike. I think you’ll love it! My main reason for the Speed 400 over the Hunter is the roads here in the U.S.

The Hunter is fine on nearly all of them save for the interstates and such. Speed limits are 70 there and if you do that speed, you’ll get run over. The Speed 400 gives me a little more power for those roads as needed on occasion. Cheers!

kevinctofel, to nature
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ianbetteridge, to random
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Literally, every word in this describes either something I've gone through or something I've realised in the past year.

https://www.ft.com/content/ff58f701-fadf-43bb-a5e7-e4ebcf2bf6a9?accessToken=zwAAAY77AGI8kdP_WPcB-t9Du9Ol5-Trzyv2qQ.MEYCIQC9ny4RrakJYst5B6Vdi9Tshgfb9iCBsBAr0xNM9QpLxgIhAPEt6Zf18Rx8_DVRSLp7PtdcoDki4sZ2Q5KMZ61kfB8l&segmentId=e95a9ae7-622c-6235-5f87-51e412b47e97&shareType=enterprise

kevinctofel,
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@ianbetteridge great read, thanks for sharing! Among the many good points, this resonates most to me because I didn’t learn it until late in life:

“Don’t kid yourself that your institution cares about individuals. The point of an institution is that it can function without any particular individuals.”

kevinctofel, to minimalism
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Love how this #minimalism experience happened, reverted, and then reverted again. Excellent overview on what you can learn from trying a #minimal lifestyle. 👏🏻

https://youtu.be/eg2q2SdYQ98?si=K_3Wup00JPbi_P1R

kevinctofel, to Wyze
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Any project or product page that uses stock to represent camera output should be avoided like the plague IMO. Good on PetaPixel for the sleuthing here. 👏🏻

https://petapixel.com/2024/04/18/this-viral-kickstarter-telephoto-camera-makes-impossible-promises/

kevinctofel, to nature
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kevinctofel, to Dogs
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Edent, to random
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Oats + Water = Porridge.
Oats + Milk = Porridge.
Oats + Plant Milk = Porridge.

Oats + Water + Salt = Porridge.
Oats + Water + Sugar = Porridge.

Oats + Coca Cola = …?

kevinctofel,
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@Edent Sewage? (Honestly, it might taste good. I was just going with the word sound theme. 🤣)

kevinctofel, to VideoGames
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This take on really resonates with me. Very insightful thoughts that I can relate to in terms of starting, but not finishing so many games, why that is and why game replayability isn’t always a positive thing.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_TOSjeql1Jw&si=v5s7ga8Cb7hHLeJS

kevinctofel, to random
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“I don’t think it’s safe to assume that the software developer job market will rebound. I’m hoping it will stabilise at a sustainable level, but even that isn’t guaranteed. The tech industry has “innovated” itself into a crisis, but because the executives aren’t the ones out looking for jobs, they see the innovations as a success.”

From: @baldur
https://toot.cafe/@baldur/112134185328712030

kevinctofel, to animals
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kevinctofel, to SmartHome
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testing support for the 🎉

https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/4/24087827/ikea-dirigera-hub-matter-support

kevinctofel, to motorcycles
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Too nice outside to pass up an early season ride on the

kevinctofel,
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@twiblr Southeastern Pennsylvania. Relatively mild winter here this year as well.

kevinctofel, to Dogs
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The home office is closed today.

kevinctofel, to Cats
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Bored. (Or singing opera. You decide.)

kevinctofel, to ilaughed
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Lengthy (25-ish minutes) here but well worth the watch. Best take I’ve seen on the to date.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=5MhRZp2uunc&si=zbnATChKYoDK-uJi

kevinctofel,
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@fields yup, I think you’re spot on.

kevinctofel, to minimalism
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🆕 post: Minimalism activity check for February

A recap of what I added and removed from our lifestyle in February. (Spoiler alert: I blew it.)

https://myconscious.stream/blog/Minimalism-activity-check-for-February/

kevinctofel, to Palm
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So much of the modern experience traces back to the “too early for its time” Pre line of handsets. This exquisite video history explains how, as well as why Palm didn’t survive long after the Pre launch.

Side note: I think June 2009 is the last time I actually stood in line to buy a handset on launch day. It was for the Pre at a Sprint store. Fond memories!

https://youtu.be/d8UJ6cIkLUI?si=iNqqqpMFqSHIDy71

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